Dolch Word Games

Watch and Match!

Dolch word games can help beginning readers have fun while they practice reading important words.This game is especially helpful for students who need to work on visual discrimination.

We’ve
intentionally selected commonly confused words such as saw/was,
you/your and more. To play this game, young learners will need to study
the letters of each word carefully. They must also try to remember where
each word appears on the table in this matching game.

Print off one or both pages of our game cards and cut the cards apart.
Ideally, copy the pages onto stiff paper and laminate before cutting.

Select the words you want your students to practice. With young
learners, it is best to start with just 10-12 different words at a time.

Place the selected word cards face down on the table, in orderly rows and columns.

Players take turns flipping over two cards. If the cards match, the
player keeps the cards and takes another turn. If the cards do not
match, the cards must be placed face down in the same position in which
they started, and that player's turn comes to an end.

The game ends when all possible matches have been made. The player with the most cards is the winner.

Variation:

When a player makes a match, ask him to use the word correctly in a sentence before he can keep the cards.